Malouda and Wright-Phillips dropping back gave Chelsea a numerical advantage in midfield.
With the help of these two, Joe Cole, who was playing in the central midfield position today, was able to free up his hands in defense.
If it were just a one-on-one defense, his relatively slender physique would make him no match for Kaká. But with the help of Ballack or Makelele, it would be a different story.
At least from the current perspective.
Even when Kaka gets the ball, he still struggles to keep up his speed when double-teamed by two players!
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"Leeds United are organizing an attack through the middle, Modric passes the ball to Alonso, Alonso passes it to Kaká, Kaká starts running... oh dear... Makelele poked it away again!" Lineker's face was full of regret. "Grant is so unsportsmanlike! They clearly agreed to set up a formation and play an attacking game, but after the game started, Chelsea reverted to the tactics they used when Mourinho was there!"
"Grant may not be the best player, but he's not stupid!" Seeing Chelsea successfully defend against Kaká's attack, Jon's face lit up with joy. "Leeds United are clearly aiming to advance to the next round. Chelsea are currently short-handed due to the Africa Cup of Nations and injuries, and their strength on paper is obviously inferior. Isn't it normal for them to make such an adjustment?"
“That makes sense…” Seeing that his team was at least dominating in terms of possession, Lineker didn’t bother arguing with Jon. “Now let’s see how Lee breaks the deadlock… Mourinho has suffered quite a few setbacks under Lee, and I don’t think things will be much better with Grant…”
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